On September 27th from 18:00, the 23rd game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham will be held at Zozo Marine Stadium.

【Match Record】Chiba Lotte Marines (5th) vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham (3rd) 9 wins, 13 losses

【Probable Starters】
Chiba Lotte Marines: Shuta Takano pitcher 30 games, 3 wins, 4 losses, ERA 3.00
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham: Kohei Arihara pitcher 16 games, 7 wins, 8 losses, ERA 4.35

For the Chiba Lotte Marines, pitcher Shuta Takano will start. Since converting to a starter, he had been pitching brilliantly with 7 scoreless innings and 7 innings with 1 run, but in his previous appearance (the 19th against Seibu Lions), he gave up 3 Home Run and became the lose pitcher with 7 innings, 7 hit, 1 Walk, 7 strike out, and 4 runs (3 earned runs). He looks to keep the game close again and wait for support from the batting line-up.

On the other hand, for Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, we want to focus on Kota Yazawa. He left good results in the second team with a .284 batting average and 3 Home Run, and in the previous game, he was immediately in the starting line-up as the "No. 9 center fielder" upon promotion. In addition to 3 hit, he used his characteristic speed to step on home plate for the opening run. To finish in 2nd place, he wants to show his presence in running, hitting, and fielding.

Text by Aoi Nishijima